Who Killed Benedik?
Things are not all well at Rynox House, where the company is on the verge of collapse. At the same time, its senior partner, FX Benedik, keeps receiving threats from the disgruntled Boswell Marsh, who is seen in town buying theatre tickets and revolvers. As the Rynox staff, including the young Tony Benedik, work to keep the business afloat, FX invites Marsh to settle his grievances at his house one fateful night....
Rynox (1931) is a drama film directed by Michael Powell, released on November 4, 1931 with a runtime of 47m. It stars Stewart Rome, John Longden, Dorothy Boyd and Charles Paton. Viewers rate it 6.2 out of 10 across 4 ratings.
Stewart Rome
as Francis Xavier Benedik / Boswell Marsh
John Longden
as Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik
Dorothy Boyd
as Petronella 'Peter' Rickforth
Charles Paton
as Samuel Faraday Rickforth
Leslie Mitchell
as Basil Woolrich
Sybil Grove
as Elsa Victoria Fairburn, Benedik's housekeeper
Cecil Clayton
as Mr Musgrove, theatre ticket agent
Fletcher Lightfoot
as William Prout, Benedik's butler
Edmund Willard
as Captain Inigo 'Glassy' James
Eileen Lamb
as Christabel Pagan, Benedik's private secretary
Fred Schwarz
as MacDonald, creditor
Directed by Michael Powell, written by Michael Powell, Jerome Jackson and Philip MacDonald, produced by Jerome Jackson.
Average viewer score of 6.2/10 from 4 ratings.
With his eponymous company facing bankruptcy, owner "F.X. Benedik" is found slain and it falls to his son "Tony" (John Longden) to try to track down the curmudgeonly "Marsh" (Stewart Rome) who has an axe to grind with the business and might be implicated. This is probably only notable as being Michael Powell's directorial debut - and for a talkie only just out of nappies, there is quite a lot of movement and…
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The main cast of Rynox (1931) includes Stewart Rome, John Longden, Dorothy Boyd, Charles Paton and Leslie Mitchell. The film was directed by Michael Powell. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Rynox was released on November 4, 1931 and runs for 47m.
Rynox (1931) holds an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from 4 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
